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Top 15 Movies with Most Academy Awards

This ranking lists the 15 films with the most Academy Award wins (including technical categories) in cinema history, with data updated through the 96th Academy Awards (March 2024). These works represent the pinnacle of filmmaking across eras, spanning epics, musical classics, and technically groundbreaking achievements.

Current #1
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Interesting Facts & Summary

In the near-century history of the Oscars, only three films have reached the pinnacle of 11 Academy Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Titanic (1997), and Ben-Hur (1959).

  • The Perfect Sweep: Unlike its two peers, The Return of the King achieved a 100% win rate, converting all 11 of its nominations into wins. It remains the only film in Oscar history to pull off a 'clean sweep' with such a high number of nominations, marking an unprecedented level of Academy recognition for the fantasy genre.
  • Data Comparison: While Titanic also holds 11 wins, it did so from 14 nominations, and Ben-Hur from 12. This makes Peter Jackson’s finale the undisputed statistical champion, holding the highest 'conversion rate' among the all-time greats.
RankFilm TitleAwards WonNominations/Year/Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1111 nominations, 11 wins / 2003 / Peter Jackson
Titanic
1114 nominations, 11 wins / 1997 / James Cameron
Ben-Hur
1112 nominations, 11 wins / 1959 / William Wyler
4
West Side Story
1011 nominations, 10 wins / 1961 / Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins
5
The Artist
510 nominations, 5 wins / 2011 / Michel Hazanavicius
6
Argo
37 nominations, 3 wins / 2012 / Ben Affleck
7
Slumdog Millionaire
810 nominations, 8 wins / 2008 / Danny Boyle
8
The English Patient
912 nominations, 9 wins / 1996 / Anthony Minghella
9
The Last Emperor
99 nominations, 9 wins / 1987 / Bernardo Bertolucci
10
Cabaret
810 nominations, 8 wins / 1972 / Bob Fosse
11
Gandhi
811 nominations, 8 wins / 1982 / Richard Attenborough
12
Amadeus
811 nominations, 8 wins / 1984 / Miloš Forman
13
Little Women (2019)
16 nominations, 1 win / 2019 / Greta Gerwig
14
Parasite
46 nominations, 4 wins / 2019 / Bong Joon-ho
15
Everything Everywhere All at Once
711 nominations, 7 wins / 2022 / Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

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